Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sumner County, TN
Sumner County (population 215,538) records real-property documents through the Sumner County Register of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Sumner County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sumner County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 355 N. Belvedere Drive, Suite 201, Gallatin, TN 37066
- Phone
- (615) 452-3892 (also listed 615-452-4063)
- Checks payable to
- Sumner County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Sumner County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first 2 pages)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 per additional instrument/reference; $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance Tax + $1.00 Register fee (deeds); $1.15 per $1,000 State Mortgage Tax (first $2,000 exempt) + $1.00 Register fee (deeds of trust/modifications)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sumner County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Sumner County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin on first page required under TN state law; documents digitized upon recording and viewable online
- Submission & return
- Original returned to submitter after digitization/recording
Can you e-record in Sumner County?
Yes. Sumner County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Sumner County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Sumner County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Sumner County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Sumner County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sumner County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sumner County property are searchable at Sumner County Assessor of Property. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Tennessee
Tennessee requires the property owner's notarized signature plus a stated expiration date on any recorded contract memorandum (Tenn. Code §66-24-101(a)(29)). See the states we file in.